Convert a PAL MPG to NTSC MPG?

Question

I am looking for software, preferably trial or free version as I only need it once, to convert a .MPG file that was recorded in PAL format to the NTSC format. Is there anything like this out there?

Thanks, but Zamzar wil not work because the MPG file is a movie and is 7x larger then the 100MB limit it imposses.

If I convert to DivX cant it play on my DVD player also? I believe my DVD player supports the DivX format, dont most dvd players????

Thanks Tracy, According to the site it looks like it might be what i need, but when I try to download the file, even from the mirror sites, it times out.

Thanks Tracy, I downloded it from download.com

Answer 1

Have you checked Blaze?

http://www.blazemp.com/convert_between_pal_ntsc.htm

They have a "free" 15 day trial.

Answer 2

That's tough.

I'm not sure that it can be done with cheap/free software.

The chief differences between PAL and NTSC are frame rate and, in some cases, aspect ratio. Changing the frame rate is going to cause some serious sync problems with the audio.

I have never been able to convert my PAL movies to NTSC format, even after the encryption and region encoding was removed.

Your best bet, I think, is to simply convert the PAL video to something like DivX, and play it back on a PC. Not a perfect solution, but the best I can come up with.

*** EDIT: Additional Info ***

That's the problem I was referring to--you can't burn a PAL movie file to DVD and have it play in a regular NTSC DVD player. Even if you convert the PAL MPG file into a VOB file (for DVD), the movie will still have a PAL frame rate.

Therefore, unless your DVD player is a multi-region, multi-format (PAL/NTSC/SECAM) player, it won't be able to play the movie. And if it _can_ play the movie, you may need a TV that can handle a PAL signal, if the DVD player doesn't convert it in hardware.

Now, there are _some_ DVD players that can play back DivX encoded movies. Most of them, however, do not. DivX doesn't care about your frame rate, so both PAL and NTSC will work. Again, though, the TV is the part of the equation I'm unsure about. However, I suspect strongly that any TV would work.

Answer 3

go to zamzar.com
they can convert anyfile to any other file type, no charge, no file download, its done intirily online